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HENRY .IFHARDENBERGIL OF NEIV YORK, N. Y., AND GUSTAV VEIN- REICH, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; SAID YEINREICH ASSIG-NOR TO SAID HARDNBERGH;

TRANsoM-LIFTER.

SPE(LIFIA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No.' 285,811, dated`Gctoloer 2, 1883.

` Application med June 1o, 1era. muriel.)

To all whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, HENRY J. HARDE.vh linnen and GUsrAv Anno WEINREIGH,citizens of the United States, residing in the city,

county, and State of New York, and in the city and cbunty ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Transoni- Adjusters and we dohereby declare the`fol- 1o lowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification. y y

The object of the invention is to produce a simple and efiicicnt devicefor adjusting transoms.

2o` Theinvention consists in the combination and Iarrangements of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embodied inthe claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in

2 5 which similar letters of reference indicatelike parts in each of theseveral iigures, Figure l is a front elevation of a portion of atransom, partially broken away to show the arrangement ofthe adjustertherein. Fig. 2 is aplan 3o or face view of the adjuster, showing thearrangement of the parts thereof, the operating mechanism being adaptedto lie, preferably, in a recess formed in the edge of the transom, andconcealed from view bythe plate u. Fig.

3 5 3 is a section taken through line w.

In carrying out our invention we secure upon the bed-plate ft, which maybe rounded on its lower end, as at Y), for a purpose hereinafter given,a bolt, c, having a T-shaped head, d,

4o in which is formed a slot7 e, to receive the fulcrumal pivot g, andto allow a sliding longitudinal movement to the bolt. Upon the lowerextremity of the bolt is formed a pawl, j', adapted to engage witharatchet-wheel, h, ar-

ranged to have a fixed or stationary relation to the door-jamb or partupon which the transom is hung. i

In connection with the bolt c is employed a spring, c-preferably aCCilspring-arranged around the bolt,adapted to automatically cause 5othe bolt pawl to engage with theV ratchet. Said coil-spring may bear onthe shoulder lof the bolt and against the lugs or projections m on thebed-plate; or other arrangements of the spring may be made to producethe same result.

Upon the fulcrumal pivot c is arranged the lever u, which is providedwith bearings. o (shown in outline in Fig. 2) on each side ofr thefulcrum g, so that by raising or lowering 6o the projecting extremity ofthe lever, one of said bearings engages with one of the projections ofthe Tshapcd head, and the bolt is raised from holding contact with theratchet.

rlhe arrangelnent of the ratchet-teeth and pawl-arms is such as thatwhen the two are in engagement the transom will. be prevented fromswinging in either direction.

The ratchet-wheel provides a bearing or liournal, p, Fig. 3, upon whichthe bed-plate 7o secured to the transom'revolves, said ratchetwheelremaining stationary, as before stated, being carried by a plate, q,having an angular stud, o', thereon which passes into a correspondingly-angular aperture in the ratchet, as shown in Fig. 3, and inoutline in Fig. 2.

In operation, when the parts are arranged in their relative positionsupon the transom and door-frame, thelever may be pulled downward by acord, by which action the bolt is So drawn up and the pawl disengagedfrom the ratchet-wheel, thus allowing the transom to be opened. Bypushing the lever with a cane or a rod the same action will result andthe transom be closed, the spring causing the parts to 8 5 lock when thepower is removed from the lever.

It is not necessary that the pivotal portions vof the device be in the'center of the transom,

as, by aneans of my improvements, the said transom may be pivoted at ornear either the 9o upper or lower edge of the same, the plate (t at itsupper or lower extremity being rounded toA allow a pivotal movementthereof, as will be understood. i

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. In atransonradjuster, the combination, with a stu d secured to a stationarypart on which the ratchet is xed, and a bed-plate secured to the transomon which the ratchet is jonrnaled, of said ratchet, a bolt engagingtherewith having a T-shaped head, and apivoted lever having bearingsunder each side of the T-head to engage therewith, as set forth.

2. rlhe combination of the ratchet-wheel, anY

angular stud in the do0r-jamb on which the ratchet-wheel is fixed, thebed-plate a, secured ro to the transom provided with an opening in fromthe transom by which the holt is operated, 1 5 assetforth.-

In testimony that We claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our handsthis 7th day of June, 1883.

H. HARDENBERGI-I. GUSTAV ARNO WEINRnroH.

Titnesses as to H. J. Hardenbergh HENRY S. MUEN, WV. C. HUNTING.

WTitnesses as to Gustav Arno Veinreich:

CHARLES H. PELL, F. F. CAMPBELL.

